2008 British TV series or programme
World War II in Colour |
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Also known as | World War II in HD Colour |
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Genre | Educational |
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Based on | World War II |
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Written by | Jonathan Martin |
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Narrated by | Robert Powell |
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Theme music composer | De Wolfe |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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Original language | English |
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No. of seasons | 1 |
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No. of episodes | 13 |
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Producers | Matthew Barrett Martin Hughes Phil Howard Jones Philip Nugus Antony Oliphant |
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Editors | Antony Oliphant Simon Astbury David Grewal Aneta Naszynska |
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Running time | Approximately 10 hours 33 minutes |
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Production company | World Media Rights |
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Network | Channel 5 |
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Release | 2008 (2008) – 2009 (2009) |
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World War II in Colour is a 13-episode British television docuseries recounting the major events of World War II narrated by Robert Powell. It was first broadcast during 2008 and 2009. The series is in full colour, combining both original and colourized footage. The show covers the Western Front, Eastern Front, North African Campaign and the Pacific War. It was on syndication in the United States on the Military Channel.[1]
Episodes
Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War
In 2021, Channel 5 broadcast a sister series on their 5Select channel called Thirties in Colour: Countdown to War.[2] In September 2021, it transitioned to the 2009 series, once the new programme had got to the point of war in its timeline.[3] Not to be confused with the 2008 BBC Four programme The Thirties in Colour which looked at the work of documentarians Rosie Newman and Harry Wright,[4][5][6] this series featured colourised footage of politicians, newsmakers and other important people from the 1930s, like Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from Britain to Australia, and Ellen Wilkinson MP, who was involved with the Jarrow unemployment march,[7] It was interspersed with modern-day comments and insights from historians, plus an onscreen counter ticking down to the declaration of war.
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